set about

英 [set əˈbaʊt]

美 [set əˈbaʊt]

动手; 开始; 下手; 着手

法律

英英释义

verb

• take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
  1. We began working at dawn
  2. Who will start?
  3. Get working as soon as the sun rises!
  4. The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia
  5. He began early in the day
  6. Let's get down to work now
  Synonym:get downbegingetstart outstartset outcommence
• enter upon an activity or enterprise
  Synonym:undertakeattempt
• begin to deal with
  1. approach a task
  2. go about a difficult problem
  3. approach a new project
  Synonym:go aboutapproach

双语例句

• His wife set about upbraiding him for neglecting the children.
  他妻子开始指责他不照顾孩子。
• How are we going to set about this?
  这事我们如何着手呢？
• After they had got in the wheat, they set about ploughing.
  他们收了麦子，接着就开始犁地。
• I set about researching the habits of snakes so I could trap them in the easiest way.
  于是我就着手研究蛇的习性，以便能用最简易的方法来捕蛇。
• He has set about carving up the company which Hammer created from almost nothing
  他已经开始动手拆分这家几乎是哈默白手起家创办的公司。
• I must set about my packing.
  我得开始收拾行李了。
• We set about cleaning the house.
  我们着手打扫房子。
• Having made up my mind, I immediately set about carrying out my plan.
  拿定主意后，我立即着手实施我的计划。
• He sat down at the table and set about his work.
  他坐在桌子前开始工作了。
• We set about preparing for the party one week ago.
  我们一周前就开始为这个晚会做准备了。